Mechanical Engineer - Boiler and Air Quality

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. 

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

As a Boiler and Air Quality Engineer, your role is to support projects with steam generation and air quality control equipment. The projects will be diverse and range in size and complexity (e.g., root cause analysis, feasibility studies, FEL1-3, AACE Class 5-3, EPC contracts, startup and commissioning, etc.). You will be a self-motivated engineer willing to take on any task, working both individually and as part of our team of subject matter experts in the Boiler and Air Quality team.  

The Boiler and Air Quality team is part of the Mechanical Equipment Group at Black & Veatch. The power industry is the focus of most of our jobs, but opportunities to support other industries, such as oil & gas, process, and others will be available. This job will also provide the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, as multiple jobs will be supported at any time. 

The Team

Black & Veatch Operations develops, deploys, and maintains global resources and capabilities that guide execution and process excellence across the organization. The foundation of Black & Veatch Operations provides the ability to move where your skills are needed and allows for a collaborative and innovative culture offering greater challenges and career development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Critically think through issues clients experience with their steam generation (e.g., Rankine boilers, HRSGs, auxiliary boilers), draft (e.g., ID fans, ductwork), and air quality control equipment (e.g., FGDs, ESPs, PJFFs, and SCRs) and supporting systems to identify potential resolutions.
• Have a working knowledge of how to apply design codes (e.g., ASME Section VIII, Division I; NFPA 85, etc.) and federal regulations (40 CFR 60, 75, and 63). Expertise is not required with any particular code, but familiarity with how to navigate, interpret, and apply codes is required.
• Develop technical specifications for the procurement of steam generation, draft, and air quality control equipment.
• Perform technical evaluations of formal bids received in response to issued specifications and support project teams in awarding the contract. This includes clarifying exceptions, deviations, and omissions by suppliers to the specification, leveling each bid against each other for a thorough evaluation.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers to select the most technically acceptable design solutions.
• Review drawings and documents from suppliers for completeness and acceptability of design and conformance to specifications and contracts.
• Effectively communicate with other engineering disciplines to integrate equipment designs within the overall project.
• Attend factory acceptance tests, identifying issues or confirming the equipment is ready to ship.
• Support startup and commissioning teams.
• Develop calculations to support projects’ design. A solid understanding of basic science and engineering principles is expected.
• Write reports summarizing the work completed and the findings from studies executed for clients.
• Support proposal efforts to win new work, estimating hours needed to execute potential jobs and helping write our proposal documents.
• Interface with clients, leading project meetings.
• Present at technical conferences when opportunities are available.
• Assist juniors to develop their rotating equipment skills.
• Around 10-25% travel can be expected. Some team members travel over 25%, while some travel less than 10%, and on average, a handful of week-long (or less) trips per year should be expected. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (prefer 7 or more).
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in USA and/or Professional Engineer in Canada.
• Experience with coal-fired power plants.
• Experience with combustion turbines and HRSGs.
• Experience with the steam cycle used for power production and components of the steam and water systems.
• Experience with the draft and air quality control systems from combustion of fuels used for power production.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, notably Excel, for developing calculations.  
• Competency with technical writing – writing sample is requested.
• Familiarity with industrial facilities and their operations, specifically general safety expectations.
• Exposure and familiarity with other engineering disciplines (e.g., electrical, civil, structural, I&C, chemical) and project groups (e.g., construction, controls, procurement, document control, etc.)
• Experience with US EPA regulations and how they are applied to industry, specifically power plants via BACT, Four-Factor, and other analyses.
• Experience with emissions regulations and how to demonstrate their compliance via CEMS and EPA Part 60 test methods.
• Experience with NFPA 85 and ASME Section VIII, Div 1.
• Have mentoring skills and work with and encourage junior staff.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience to handle multiple jobs/projects.
• Excellent organizational skills and time management skills. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

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Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

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